Evaluation of arm circumference as a public health index of protein energy malnutrition in early childhood

Arm circumference (AC) measurement was assessed as an index of protein-energy malnutrition in 144 preschool children and compared with more commonly used anthropometric measures (e.g., weight for height; weight for age). When compared with weight for age, AC selected fewer, younger, and more severel...

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